Manually portable, selectively operable dispensing spout type, carrying container for liquid



Aprll 1957 J. H. BRITTCN 2,789,728

MANUAL-LY PORTABLE, SELECTIVELY OPERABLE DISPENSING SPOUT TYPE, CARRYINGCONTAINER FOR LIQUID Filed June 10, 1955 IN VEN TOR. JAMES b! BRITTONfeasible. for pre-use storage in an extremely small space.

' United States Patent MANUALLY PORTABLE, SELECTIVELY OPERw ABLEDISPENSING SPOUT TYPE, CARRYING CQNTAINER FOR LIQUID James H. Britten,Altadena, Calif.

Application June 10, 1955, Serial No. 514,529 5* Claims. (Cl. 222-107)illustrated form, may also be disposable, although not so limited.

While applicant is aware of the fact that a very considerable number ofportable liquid containers have been developed in the past, most ofthese do not contain readily-useable pouring spouts, nor are theycapable of being collapsed for small-volume storage prior to use.

It is further true that prior art portable liquid containers whichinclude pouring spouts are of a permanent nature and too expensivelyconstructed to allow disposal immediately after use.

The present invention is so constructed that it may be cheaplyconstructed so as to furnish a portable liquid container with adispensing spout that may be disposed of after even one use, althoughnot so limited. Furthermore, it is adapted to be stored, prior to use,in an extremely small space by reason of being effectively collapsed.

Generally speaking, the device of the present invention may include: ahollow body, usually consisting of thinsheet wall means closed at thebottom (also, usually at the top) and encompassing and defining aliquid-carrying chamber, and a hollow dispensing spout having adispensing a longitudinal hollow duct flexibly connected adjacent thebottom thereof and in ported communication therewith. Also included is aselectively disengageable fastening means fastening at least a portionof the dispensing spout between the bottom and the dispensing endthereof in closely adjacent relationship with respect to the hollowbody. Also, said hollow body may be provided with mfanually-graspablehandle means adjacent the top there- From the above description of basicand preferred generic forms of the present invention, it will beapparent to those skilled in the art that virtually all of thedisadvantages of prior art manually portable carrying containers forliquid are virtually entirely eliminated and overcome in and through theuse of the present invention.

For example, it is obvious that the present invention has aneasily-accessible, readily-useable pouring spout selectively operable atthe users discretion.

For further example, the present invention may be constructed out ofinexpensive thin sheet materials making immediate disposal after evenone use economically Also, the device may be collapsed or folded Withthe above points in mind, it is an object of the present invention toprovide a manually portable, selec ice 2 tively operable dispensingspout type, carrying container for liquid, which is of cheap, simple,novel, easy-to-operate and easy-to-maintain construction capable ofreadily dispensing liquid through said pouring spout and beingimmediately disposable thereafter, if desired.

Other and allied objects will become apparent to those skilled in theart after a careful perusal, examination and study of the accompanyingillustrations, the present specification and the appended claims.

To facilitate understanding, reference will be made to the hereinbelowdescribed drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a top plan view of one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view, as seen from the left side of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is 'an end elevational view, as seen from the right side of Fig.1;

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the device shown in Figs. 1-3;incidentally it should be noted that all of the views Figs. 1-4 show thedevice expanded and containing liquid therein;

Fig. 5 is a horaizontal sectional view taken in the direction of thearrows VV in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the device in operational use, andshowing the selectively operable dispensing spout in the act of beingdetached from the upper portion of the hollow body; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of aspect similar to Fig. 6, however, thisview shows the spout completely detached from the upper portion of thehollow body and in the act of dispensing liquid into the gas tank of anautomobile.

Generally speaking, the manually portable, selectively operable,dispensing spout type, carrying container for liquid, of the presentinvention, may include: a hollow body consisting of thin-sheet wallmeans closed at the bottom (and usually at the top) and encompassing anddefining a liquid-carrying chamber; and a longitudinal hollow dispensingspout having a dispensing end and bottom consisting of flexiblethin-sheet wall means closed at the bottom and defining and encompassinga longitudinal hollow duct laterally flexibly connected and portedadjacent the bottom thereof whereby to be in flexible communication withthe liquid-carrying chamber.

In one preferred form of the present invention, said dispensing spoutmay be intermittently laterally connected by selectively manuallytearable fastening means fastening the wall means of the dispensingspout between the bottom and the dispensing end thereof in closelyadjacent side-by-side relationship with respect to the wall means of thehollow body, and with the dispensing end uppermost.

In the specific form illustrated, said hollow body may be provided witha manually-graspable handle port extending through the top thereof abovea sealed line closing said top.

In the form specifically illustrated, the hollow body 1 consists ofthin-sheet wall means closed at the bottom along a sealed line 2, foldedover and closed at the top along a sealed line 3 and closed at one sidealong a sealed line 4 and encompassing and defining a liquid-carryingchamber 5; said hollow body 1 being substantially impervious to liquidadapted to be contained therein for a pre-determined period of timegreater than the normal tion therewith, said dispensing spout beingsubstantially zyrswzas impervious to liquid adapted to be dispensedtherethrough (the dispensing operation is best illustrated in Fig. 7).

In one preferred form of the present invention, said 1dispensing'spout-6is intermittently connectedwith fasteningrneans 11f fasteningr the wall'means iofthe dispensing spout 6 betweenrthe bottomfiandutheidispensingend 7 thGIEQfztlIl .closelyadjacent sideday-side'relationship with respect to thefsealed line "4 alongthe-side-ofthe-wall means. of thehollow body 1 between thebottom andv the topthereof and with the dispeusin-gen'd 7 of the dispensing spout uppermostas illustrated inwPig. .4).

In the presently illustratedifonn'of .the;invention, :said

' hollow body 1 is, provided with a rmanuallygraspable handle port 12extending throughxtheaafolded-overstop :thereofizabovesthc sealed: liner3rclosing the trip "of? the 1 fully as if specifically r described,illustrated and I claimed herein.

For-example, the fastening meansmay takeLtheZform of adhesive orcohesive fasteningnreanspor it may cornprise any of a variety ofothereasilyedet-achable types of fasteners.

For further'example, .whilethe'present illustrationindicatesthe'hollowzbodymieans to be ofza thin-sh'eet flexible (usually plastic)type. of material, any other type of vthiinsheet'flexiblematerial :(suchas paper, impregnated cloth, etc.) may *befused dependingzupon the 'type0f liquid to be contained iwithin the hollow body.

this also obvious thatthehandle means may-bemodifi ed to take the formof any of a number of other-types of handle .rneans .co'operableforcarrying the-container manually or such'handlemeans maybeentirely-eliminated in certain instances. 7

The exact compositions, configurations;relative-positioningsandcooperative relationships of the various component parts of thepresent invention arenot critical,

and may be modified substantially within the basic'teachings, spirit andscope of the presentinvention.

i The embodiment of the present inventionspecific'ally described,illustrated and "claimed herein is exemplary only, and is not intendedto limit the scopeof the present invention, which is intended to beinterpreted in the light I of the rior art and'the appended claims only,with 'due consideration 'for'the doctrine of-equivalents I claim: l- Amanually portable,selectively-operable dispensing spout type, emergencycontainer for-liquid, comprising:

a hollow bodyv'consisting of thinsheet 'wall means closed at the bottomalong a sealed line and closed at thetop along a sealed line-andencompassing and defining-a liquid-carrying chamber; a'longitudinalhollow dispensing spout having a dispensing endand a 'bottom'and consishing thin-sheet wall means closed at the botto1nand efining andencompassing a longitudinal hollow duct flexibly connected adjacent thebottom thereof 'to the hollow body a djacentthe bottom thereof andiii-ported communication therewith, said dispensing spout beingsubstantially impervious to liquid adapted to be'dispensed therethrc-nghfor a pre-detern' inedfperiod of timegreater than the normal period ofcontact of said liquid with J said dispensing spout; and intermittentlylaterally-"com nected, selectively manually tearable, fastening *means"fastening atleast a portion of the dispensingfspout between the bottomand the dispensingend therofinlateral closely adjacent relationship withrespect 'to thehollow body and with the dispensing end uppermost,said'hollowbc-dy being provided with amanuallygraspable'handle portextending. through the top 'sealed line closing the top.

thereof above fthe A manually portable, selectively 'operable dispensing4 v spout type, emergency container for liquid, comprising: a hollowbody consisting of thin-sheet wall means closed at the bottom along asealed line and closed at the top along a sealed line and encompassingand defining a liquid-carrying chamber, said hollow body beingsubstantially impervious to liquid adapted to be contained therein for apre-determined periodof time greater than thenormalliquid-carryingperiod of said'rzhamber; a longitudinal hollowdispensing spout having adispensingend and a bottom andconsistingofihimsheetWall means closed at the bottom and defining andencompassing a longitudinal hollow duct flexibly connected adjacent thebottom thereof to thehollow body: adjacentlthe bottom thereof and inported communication. therewith, said. dispensing spout beingsubstantially inrpervioustdliquid adapted to be dispensed therethroughfor a pre-determined period of 7 time greater than the normal period ofcontact of said LeraIIy :connected; -selectively manually tearable,fastenmined period :of time greater than the :no'rmal'period ing meansfastening-i at least 1 portionwofx-the dispensing ,spoutbetweenthe-bottomandathedispensiug end thereof in lateral:closelyaadja'cent relationship with respect to the hollowbodyan'dewithtthe dispensing endiuppermost, said hollow .body being:provided-with a manually :graspable handle portzextendingsthrough-thetop thereofabove the sealed line closing the top.

:3. :A-manuallytportablepselectively operable dispensing I spout type,emergency 'containerl fonliquid, Y comprising:

a hollowabody'monsisting :ofi flexible thin-sheet wall 30;-

.meansclosedl'at thelbottom along a'sealedline-and closed at the topalong a sealed 1ine=and encompassing and -:defining ar1iquid=carrying:chamber;- a longitudinal holslow.'dispensing fspouthavinga dispensing end and a bottom and lconsisting-#of-flexibbthin-sheet wallmeans bottom thereofto the hollow J body adjacent thebottom thereof and in ported-communication therewith, said disp'ensingsp'outbeing-substantially impervious to liquid adapted to bedispensed*therethroughfor a pro-deterof contact of said liquid with saiddispensing spouty and intermittently la'tera-lly' connected, 1selectively manually *tearable, fastening m'eans fasteni'ng*at-least' aportion of the dispensing' s'poutbetween the bottom 'and the dispensingend there'of iri 'lateralclosely adjacent relation- ='-s'hipwith respectto the hollow "body and with the dispensing end uppermost,saidiltoll'owbody being provided with a-manually'graspablehandle portextending through the top-thereof abovethe-sealed line closing the top.

-'4. A'manually portablefselectivelyoperable dispensing spout type,"'eme'rgencywontainer for liquid, comprising:

a hollow body consistingof' flexible thin-sheet 'wall.

means closed"atthe'bottomalong a sealed use and closed 'at*-the top:along a sealeddine"and"encompassing and defining"a*liquid-carrying"chamber,"said flexible thinsheet wallmeans"bein'g's'ubstantially impervious to liquid adapted to be containedtherein for a pre-determined 'p'eriod of time igreaterth'anthe normalliquid-carrying period-*ofsaid chamber; a'longi'tudinal hollowdispensing spouthaving'a dispensingend and a bottom and con- 'sisting'of flexible "thin-sheet wall" means closed' at J the bottom "anddefining and encompassing a longitudinal "hollow ductfl'ex iblyconnected 'adja'cnt'the "bottom' thereof to the hollow bodyadjacent thebottom thereof and in ported communication therewith; said'dispensing'spout "beingsubstantially impervious Ito liquid adapted to be dispensed.therethrough for a' pre-dete'rmined period. oftime'igreater'Thanthenormal period of Contact of said liquid with said"dispensing spout; and intermittently laterallyconnected, selectivelymanually tearable fastening meansfasteningiat'least a portion of thedispensing spout between"the"bottom and thefdispensing 'endthereof inlateral "closely adjacent Trela'tionship "with respect to the renewb'oclyahd with the dispensing end"uppermost,

said hollow body being provided'with a manually graspable handle portextending through the top thereof above the sealed line closing the top.

5. A manually portable, selectively operable dispensing spout type,emergency container for liquid, comprising: a hollow body consisting ofthin-sheet wall means closed at the bottom along a sealed line andclosed at the top along a sealed line and encompassing and defining aliquid-carrying chamber; a longitudinal hollow dispensing spout having adispensing end and a bottom and consisting of thin-sheet wall meansclosed at the bottom and defining and encompassing a longitudinal hollowduct flexibly connected adjacent the bottom thereof to the hollow bodyadjacent the bottom thereof and in ported communication therewith, saiddispensing spout being substantially impervious to liquid adapted to bedispensed therethrough for a pre-determined period of time greater thanthe normal period of contact of said liquid with said dispensing spout;and selectively disengageable fastening means fastening the sealed linealong the side of the wall means of the dispensing spout between thebottom and the dispensing end thereof in closely adjacent side-by-siderelationship with respect to the sealed line along the side of the wallmeans of the hollow body between the bottom and the top thereof and withthe dispensing end of the dispensing spout uppermost, said hollow bodybeing provided with a manually graspable handle port extending throughthe top thereof above the sealed line closing the top.

6. A manually portable, selectively operable dispensing spout type,emergency container for liquid, comprising: a hollow body consisting ofa thin-sheet wall means closed at the bottom along a sealed line, closedat the top along a sealed line and closed at one side along a sealedline and encompassing and defining a liquid-carrying chamber; alongitudinal hollow dispensing spout having a dispensing end and abottom and consisting of thinsheet wall means closed at the bottom alonga sealed line and closed at one side along a sealed line and definingand encompassing a longitudinal hollow duct flexibly connected adjacentthe bottom thereof to the hollow body adjacent the bottom thereof and inported communication therewith, said dispensing spout being'substantially impervious to liquid adapted to be dispensed therethroughfor a pre-determined period of time greater than the normal period ofcontact of said liquid with said dispensing spout; and intermittentlylaterally connected, selectively manually tearable, fastening meansfastening the sealed line along the side of the wall means of thedispensing spout between the bottom and the dis pensing end thereof inclosely adjacent side-by-side relationship with respect to the sealedline along the side of the wall means of the hollow body between thebottom and the top thereof and with the dispensing end of the dispensingspout uppermost, said hollow body being provided with a manuallygraspable handle port extending through the top thereof above the sealedline closing the top.

7. A manually portable, selectively operable dispensing spout type,emergency container for liquid, comprising: a hollow body consisting ofthin-sheet wall means closed at the bottom along a sealed line, closedat the top along a sealed line and closed at one side along a sealedline and encompassing and defining a liquid-carrying chamber, saidhollow body being substantially impervious to liquid adapted to becontained therein for a pre-determined period of time greater than thenormal liquid-carrying period of said chamber; a longitudinal hollowdispensing spout having a dispensing end and a bottom and consisting ofthin-sheet wall means closed at the bottom along a sealed line andclosed at one side along a sealed line and defining and encompassing alongitudinal hollow'duct flexibly connected adjacent the bottom thereofto the hollow body adjacent the bottom thereof and in portedcommunication therewith, said dispensing spout being substantiallyimpervious to liquid adapted to be dispensed therethrough for apre-determined period of time greater than the, normal period ofjcontactof said liquid with said dispensing spout; and intermittently laterallyconnected, selectively manually tearable, fastening means fastening thesealed line along the side of the wall means of the dispensing spoutbetween the bottom and the dispensing end thereof in closely adjacentside-byside relationship with respect to the sealed line along the sideof the wall means of the hollow body between the bottom and the topthereof and with the dispensing end of the dispensing spout uppermost,said hollow body being provided with a manually graspable handle portextending through the top thereof above the sealed line closing the top.

8. A manually portable, selectively operable dispensing spout type,emergency container for liquid, comprising: a hollow body consisting offlexible thin-sheet wall means closed at the bottom along a sealed line,closed at the top along a sealed line and closed at one side along asealed line and encompassing and defining a liquid-carrying chamber; alongitudinal hollow dispensing spout having a dispensing end and abottom and consisting of flexible thin-sheet wall means closed at thebottom along ;a sealed line and closed at one side along a sealed lineand defining and encompassing a longitudinal hollow duct flexiblyconnected adjacent the bottom thereof to the hollow body adjacent thebottom thereof and in ported communication therewith, said dispensingspout being substantially impervious to liquid adapted to be dispensedtherethrough for a pre-determined period of time greater than the normalperiod of contact of said liquid with said dispensing spout; andintermittently laterally connected, selectively manually tearable,fastening means fastening the sealed line along the side of the wallmeans of the dispensing spout between the bottom and the dispensing endthereof in closely adjacent side-by-side relationship with respect tothe sealed line along'the side of the wall means of the hollow bodybetween the bottom and the top thereof and with the dispensing end ofthe dispensing spout uppermost, said hollow body being provided with .amanually graspable handle portextending through the top thereof abovethe sealed line closing the top.

9. A manually portable, selectively operable dispensing spout type,emergency container for liquid, comprising: a hollow body consisting offlexible thin-sheet wall means closed at the bottom along a sealed line,closed at the top along a sealed line and closed at one side along asealed line and encompassing and defining a liquid-carrying chamber,said flexible thin-sheet wall means being substantially impervious toliquid adapted to be contained therein for a predetermined period oftime greater than the normal liquid-carrying period of said chamber; alongitudinal hollow dispensing spout having a dispensing end and abottom and consisting of flexible thin-sheet wall means closed at thebottom along a sealed line and closed at one side along a sealed lineand defining and encompassing a longitudinal hollow duct flexiblyconnected adjacent the bottom thereof to the hollow body adjacent thebottom thereof and in ported communication therewith, said clispensingspout being substantially impervious to liquid adapted to be dispensedtherethrough for a predetermined period of time greater than the normalperiod of contact of said liquid with said dispensing spout; andintermittently laterally connected, selectively manually tearable,fastening means fastening the sealed line along the side of the wallmeans of the dispensing spout between the bottom and the dispensing endthereof in closely adjacent side-by-side relationship with respect tothe sealed line

